Studio Plan B

I met the lovely photographer behind these amazing animal portraits when I was on my Wadi Rum trail ride in March.  Check out Corinne’s amazing shots, she really captures a variety of characters!  (Click the link below) Studio Plan B

Affect and arousal in horse training

http://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/3/2/300 New study from University of Sydney (Starling, Branson, Cody & McGreevy): The Impact of Arousal and Affective State on Training Outcomes. Abstract: Animal training relies heavily on an understanding of species-specific behaviour as it integrates with operant conditioning principles. Following on from recent studies showing that affective states and arousal levels may correlate with

Life in the broom cupboard

Let’s talk about sex, baby!

Originally posted on Horses under our skin:
I think Jackson’s mare friend knows he’s not quite all there (in a physical rather than an intellectual sense!), but she seem very attached to him anyway. Well, it seems to be starting to be spring time around here. There are lambs leaping around in the field outside…